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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bull Beef Sector: Discussion (4 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Is it true to say that it is the only market with a specification of 16 months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bull Beef Sector: Discussion (4 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: The genesis of the problem appears to be that the initial price reduction was because the specification had changed for young bulls being processed in the UK. There was a demand for animals aged no more 16 months at 380 kg. It compromised a limited part of that market. The Derrypatrick project was built around an 18 month system so that we could produce young bulls for processing at home,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bull Beef Sector: Discussion (4 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Does that apply to Polish beef as well?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bull Beef Sector: Discussion (4 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Deputy Deering asked about data and AIM.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bull Beef Sector: Discussion (4 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: The concern was that once the factory had access to a herdowner's AIM details on an animal that had presented, it could go back further and establish the inventory of the remaining animals in the herd and that data were not protected.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bull Beef Sector: Discussion (4 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: I thank the witnesses for attending and I also thank members. Everybody agrees the beef industry is important. It will remain our largest sectoral export if it is taken care of. It would be a shame after all the investment in recent years in quality, education and genomics and having come through numerous difficult times caused by scandals to re-establish markets, that this could be...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We have a quorum so we are in public session. I have received apologies from Deputies Pringle and Ferris. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett has been nominated as a substitute for Deputy Pringle, but I have not yet had any contact with Deputy Ferris. Deputy Heydon has nominated Deputy McEntee to substitute for him at 11.30 a.m. if we are still in session. Deputy Deering is running a little late,...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Amendment No. 55 is in the name of Deputy Pringle. As the Deputy is not present the amendment cannot be moved.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Amendments Nos. 56 to 62, inclusive, are related and may be taken together.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Deputy Boyd Barrett, you are nominated as a substitute for Deputy Pringle. We are discussing amendments Nos. 56 to 62, inclusive. Amendment No. 59 is in the name of Deputy Pringle. If you wish to speak to any of the amendments you can speak now. Deputy McNamara is indicating as well.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: The first amendment is gone.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Before that we decide on whether the amendments stand.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: A precautionary principle applies in this case, but go ahead. Have you anything you wish to say?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: I take it you do not wish to speak to amendment No. 59 and that you simply wish to speak at the end. Is that correct? That is fine. I will let you back in.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Not yet, you can do that when we come to it, we will deal with it at that stage. You can speak at the end before the section is completed.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: It is better to do it at the end.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We can ask if data was requested and the reason it may not have been requested.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: This amendment has been discussed already so I cannot allow further discussion.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Very quickly.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Andrew Doyle: The Minister of State is saying it is provided for.